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AN OLD BERING SEA WALRUS IVORY SOCKET PIECE FRAGMENT AND A HARPOON COUNTERWEIGHT
From St. Lawrence Island, circa 300-500 AD
The socket piece of cylindrical form, split down the middle, a portion missing, showing deeply cut radiating spurred lines defining the snout and canine teeth of a monster, the counterweight of typical double winged shape, the front incised with nucleated circles and curved lines defining animal heads at the ends, the back center carved in relief to suggest a winged creature, some eroded surface areas, the first: 3¼in. (8.3cm.); the second: 7¼in. (18.5cm.) long (2)
From St. Lawrence Island, circa 300-500 AD
The socket piece of cylindrical form, split down the middle, a portion missing, showing deeply cut radiating spurred lines defining the snout and canine teeth of a monster, the counterweight of typical double winged shape, the front incised with nucleated circles and curved lines defining animal heads at the ends, the back center carved in relief to suggest a winged creature, some eroded surface areas, the first: 3¼in. (8.3cm.); the second: 7¼in. (18.5cm.) long (2)